{"id":350163,"date":"2019-10-31T07:14:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T05:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=350163"},"modified":"2019-10-31T07:14:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T05:14:37","slug":"streaming-screams-with-halloweens-scariest-movies-and-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/350163\/streaming-screams-with-halloweens-scariest-movies-and-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Streaming screams with Halloween\u2019s scariest movies and series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Halloween isn\u2019t just about kids in costumes eating too many sweets &#8211; it\u2019s also about sleeping with all the lights on because you\u2019re suddenly terrified of clowns all over again. Here are the most frightening things to watch online this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Terrifying movies<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/3spr9xcj-it-chapter-one?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IT: Chapter One<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IT: Chapter One | Trailer | 31 Nights of Scares on Showmax\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCpzlAC4gos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on the bestselling novel by the master of horror, Stephen King, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the highest-grossing horror movie of all time. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tells the story of a group of bullied kids in a small Maine town in the summer of 1989, who must band together against one of horror\u2019s most terrifying villains, Pennywise, a shape-shifting clown who preys on children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch this one because it\u2019s genuinely good &#8211; 86% on Rotten Tomatoes! &#8211; and because it\u2019ll ensure you never go to the circus again. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/3spr9xcj-it-chapter-one?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stream on Showmax now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/5m7d9dmb-hereditary?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hereditary\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hereditary Official Trailer #1 (2018) Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne Horror Movie HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHxcDbai7aU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a woman dies, her daughter&#8217;s family begins to unravel increasingly terrifying secrets about her life. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch this because it stars Toni Colette, who won a gloriously named Fangoria Chainsaw Award for her role, and because it scored 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, where it\u2019s called a \u2018harrowing, uncommonly unsettling horror film whose cold touch lingers long beyond the closing credits.\u201d <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/5m7d9dmb-hereditary?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stream on Showmax now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also Watch: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/z5cqx4oo-hell-fest?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hell Fest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/imfspz77-scouts-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scout\u2019s Guide to Zombie Apocalypse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/f0efo9sv-the-addams-family?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Addams Family<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/h199r0nc-pet-sematary?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pet Sematary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Really scary series<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/otf5lbxp-the-walking-dead?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Walking Dead S1-9\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A band of survivors fights to stay alive and find safety after the zombie apocalypse. Sheriff Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to find his town littered with corpses and overrun with walkers, and his wife and son missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Binge this one because the cast have raked in a slew of awards over the many seasons of this blockbuster show, and also in case you ever have to face a real zombie onslaught, so you\u2019ll know what to do. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/otf5lbxp-the-walking-dead?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stream on Showmax now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax.com\/browse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Horror Story S1-7<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Horror Story | Trailer | Series on Showmax\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SGEpcwlirP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who\u2019d have thought it was possible for American Horror Story to get freakier with each passing season? Follow the trail of horror when you dare to binge seven seasons of AHS. If you have to pick one, try Hotel, the sixth instalment. It\u2019s based on a real Chicago hotel built in 1893 by serial killer HH Holmes, which came to be known as Murder Castle. Lady Gaga won a Golden Globe as the Countess, the hotel\u2019s vampire overseer who hosts a series of homicidal residents. If that weren\u2019t enough, watch it to see Kathy Bates and Sarah Paulson, Angela Basset, Gabourey Sibide, Chlo\u00eb Sevigny and more famous faces. <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax.com\/browse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Horror Story S1-7<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/browse\">What We Do In The Shadows<\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you prefer your Halloween scares on the silly side, check out this cult favourite mockumentary series from New Zealand comedy geniuses Jemaine Clement <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flight of the Conchords<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and Oscar nominee Taika Waititi (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thor: Ragnarok<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on the 2014 movie of the same name, the series follows a group of vampire roomies who\u2019ve been living together for over a century in New York\u2019s Staten Island &#8211; plenty of time to get on each other\u2019s nerves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It made it on to Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 list of the best TV shows of 2019, and it stars BAFTA winners Matt Berry (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The IT Crowd<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toast of London<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and Kayvan Novak (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facejacker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as Nandor the Relentless and Laszlo respectively, with Taika, Jemaine and Jonny Brugh as guest star, reprising their roles from the original film as Viago, Vladislav and Deacon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look out for cameos from many of your favourite vampires, including Evan Rachel Wood (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">True Blood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), Danny Trejo (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Dusk Till Dawn<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), Wesley Snipes (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blade<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), Paul Reubens (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Only Lovers Left Alive<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/browse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stream it on Showmax from 31 October \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Also watch: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/nkvyavey-los-espookys?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HBO\u2019s Los Espookys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/fod2a349-the-strain?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Strain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/bjfpy7im-the-twilight-zone?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Twilight Zone\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>More freaky stuff to watch: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are plenty more movies and series to check out in Showmax\u2019s <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/boxset\/zbgx0yfv-31-nights-of-scares?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">31 Nights of Scares collection<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How to get Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for a 14-day free trial<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at Showmax.com. Thereafter, access to a tonne of local and international series, movies and documentaries costs just R99 per month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DStv Premium subscribers get Showmax at no extra cost &#8211; <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">just go to the website to sign up<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers can add Showmax to their subscription <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv-za?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Halloween_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for just R49pm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the most frightening things to watch online this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":350185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26,10293],"class_list":["post-350163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-headline","tag-showmax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350163"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350193,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350163\/revisions\/350193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}